5-W

Line 1/5
Think about the subject of your poem, then write “A/THE/AN ________”  Fill in the blank with your subject.

Line 2/5
Write a detailed phrase that shows what happened to the subject.

Line 3/5
Write a detailed phrase that shows where it happened.

Line 4/5
Write a detailed phrase that shows when it happened.

Line 5/5
Write a phrase that tells why it happened (but don’t write the word ‘Because.’  Also, this is a good line to say something unexpected, shocking, abnormal, surprising, etc.